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Posted in thread: Thermometer - Narrowed to these two on 07-07-2016 at 07:54 PMI have a couple of the thermoworks that you posted. They are great. No experience with the
other one.

Posted in thread: What would be your next improvement? on 05-18-2016 at 04:57 PMEverything on your list, save for the grain mill, can be accomplished with minimal investment
and all of them will improve your brewing. Personally, I would start with fermentation
temperature control...

Posted in thread: Which hop would you swap out for Mosaic? on 02-10-2016 at 05:32 PMI brewed a hoppy session ale this past summer that was great and I used Centennial, Simcoe, and
Amarillo in equal amounts at 20, 10, 0, and dry hop. I'm bumping up the recipe to be a more
proper Ameri...

Posted in thread: Water Treatment on 11-06-2015 at 05:35 PMTry acidulated malts. Should only take a few ounces to bring your ph down.

Posted in thread: Keg Conditioning & Carbonation on 10-24-2015 at 05:09 PMMy carbonating schedule usually goes like this: leave it on the gas at 30 psi for 2 days, cut
it back to serving pressure (relieve the pressure in the keg first), let sit for 4 or 5 more
days then tap...

Posted in thread: The mechanics of dry hopping on 10-22-2015 at 05:23 PMI put several glass marbles in the hop bag so that it sinks. I dunk the whole thing in either
boiling water or starsan. The first time I added a combination of 1 oz whole hops and
additional oz of pel...

Posted in thread: The mechanics of dry hopping on 10-22-2015 at 02:45 PMThanks for that.A follow up question is how do you disinfect muslin hops bags?Dunk it in some
starsan. FWIW, pantyhose works really well for containing hops too. Better than a muslin bag,
in my opinio...

Posted in thread: My beers named after your posts on 10-22-2015 at 01:50 AMIs The Saison Craze Out Of Hand? Imperial Dry-Hopped Blueberry Coffee SaisonOpening mason jars
of yeast nightmare pumpkin ale - for Halloween, of course. (edit> oops, that was a post from
yesterday)